Rodgers Vs. Mackey Week 4 Discussion
Rodgers Vs. Mackey
Read:
- Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business: A Reason to Debate Featuring Milton Friedman, Whole Food’s John Mackey, and Cypress Semicondutor’s T. J. Rodgers. Pages 239-248.Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity & Social Responsibility
Discuss the concept that corporations add far more to society by maximizing “long-term shareholder value” than they do by donating time and money to charity.
How important is this concept to business, society, and to you? Which position do you believe is more accurate…Rodgers or Mackey?